Grave Danger From Pakistan !

Pigeon held in India on spying
suspicion for Pakistan

(AFP)

28 May 2010,

NEW DELHI - Indian police are holding a pigeon under armed 
guard after it was caught on an alleged spying mission for arch rivals 
and neighbours Pakistan, media reported on Friday.

The white-coloured bird was found by a local resident in India's 

Punjab state, which borders Pakistan, and taken to a police station 

40 kilometres (25 miles) from the capital Amritsar.

The pigeon had a ring around its foot and a Pakistani phone number and

 address stamped on its body in red ink.

Police officer Ramdas Jagjit Singh Chahal told the Press Trust of India (PTI) 

news agency that they suspected the pigeon may have landed on Indian soil 

from Pakistan with a message, although no trace of a note has been found.

Officials have directed that no-one should be allowed to visit the pigeon, 

which police say may have been on a "special mission of spying".

The bird has been medically examined and was being kept 

in an air-conditioned room under police guard.

Senior officers have asked to be kept updated on the situation three times 

a day, PTI said.

Chahal said local pigeon fanciers in the sensitive border area had told

 police that Pakistani pigeons were easily identifiable as they look 

different from Indian ones, according to the Indian Express newspaper.